From: Gavin Kistner <gavin@...>
Date: 2005-08-16T21:27:39+09:00
Subject: Re: ruby style question

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On Aug 15, 2005, at 10:20 PM, Joe Van Dyk wrote:
> I always thought that it was good to keep line length below 80
> characters as it helps readability on different devices/screens.  But
> I've found that it's difficult to keep that small a line length
> sometimes.

I frequently find it really hard to keep lines below that limit  
without heavily altering the code I want to write (such as wrapping a  
single statement in a if ... then rather than a post-line  
conditional). When I find myself wasting time reformatting my code to  
try and meet an arbitrary limit that is nowhere close to what my own  
screen and comprehension impose, I try to stop and say "It's alright,  
leave it be."

I think it's a nice initial goal, but I personally don't fret if half  
my lines are 100 characters long, and the occasional line tops 130 or  
more.

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